The Lionhead King Comments by Ellie Gibson
Peter Molyneux on Fable, Jonathan Ross and parrots.
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alimokrane
02/04/09 @ 13:14
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I couldnt help it but I burst out laughing when he sais he thinks the dog is an innovation... r u kidding me ?
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PinkSpider
02/04/09 @ 13:28
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Yes.
And Dungeon Keeper was the best game ever. And Fable II is very interesting and feels very polished (apart from it crashing during the opening the first time I attempted to play). |
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"I couldnt help it but I burst out laughing when he sais he thinks the dog is an innovation... r u kidding me ?"
Name another game where you have a companion that you can train, that finds treasure, that warns you of attack, that changes appearance to match your play style, that affects how other people in the game think of you. Also, "sais"? |
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Ellie is a massively talented and entertaining (if occasionally annoying) writer, but the fact that she has openly stated her belief that the Star Wars prequels are better than the originals now makes me doubt every word she's ever uttered.
Oh, and I still have yet to play a Molyneux game that wasn't just a database with a really pretty interface. Maybe this super new thing will change my opinion. |
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An interresting man with some "panache". I like his clumbsy PR skills, which some dislike, don't know why. Much better than the the usual scripted crap.
edit: I wish I didn't read that non-sense about SW prequels. I just had lunch, and now I'm feeling sick.
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George Roper
02/04/09 @ 13:38
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@Garulon
"Name another game where you have a companion that you can train, that finds treasure, that warns you of attack, that changes appearance to match your play style, that affects how other people in the game think of you." Pretty much Black and White 1 and 2? Its not innovation any longer, its reusing the same old tired mechanic time after time after time, just with added tweaks. What he needs to do is stop with the companion bollocks, stop speaking and just get Dungeon Keeper 3 (or suitably renamed, if there's licensing problems) out. |
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DoctorZoidberg
02/04/09 @ 13:50
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Jesus! (most of) you lot are a bunch of whiny kids...
Excuse me if I'm wrong here but : (from metacritic) B&W : 90 B&W 2 : 75 Fable : 85 Fable 2 : 89 The Movies : 84 Now, unless any of you are in the position that you have done better, then I suggest you shut the fuck up and have a bit of respect for someone who has created some great games. If you don't like the games, then boo the fuck hoo and get over it. Perhaps you would prefer it if we got flooded with more and more generic brown FPS's than someone who is trying to create new ideas. seriously. |
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I wish Peter was my uncle, then I could call him uncle Pete. I don't have an uncle Pete currently - he'd be filling an uncle Pete-shaped hole that currently fills my life.
Can a hole actually fill something? Anyway, I like Peter, hence the wish for him to be my uncle. I had him on a TV show I produced many years ago and he was (and I imagine still is) one of the most enthusiastic/passionate people in the industry.. Top bloke. Great interview. |
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Ashen-Shugar
02/04/09 @ 14:02
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"Jesus! (most of) you lot are a bunch of whiny kids... "
Go Zoidberg! *snap snap* I'm with the crustacean, Moly P makes varied, deep and interesting games when so many others just rehash the same tired old formulas. More power to him, and the other one! |
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Mentalist(air)
02/04/09 @ 14:09
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Can a hole actually fill something?
I wonder how many holes it'd take to fill the Albert Hall? |
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seasidebaz
02/04/09 @ 14:10
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So, 3 things about Fable 3.
Action. RPG. MMO. Put them in any order you feel is necessary. |
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Ashen-Shugar
02/04/09 @ 14:20
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"In modern gaming the only people that consistently push the boundaries (imho) are rockstar"
*nosemilk* Making the same game that's been made over and over and over, only making it much worse than any other in the series (GTA4) is pushing the boundaries? Pushing the boundaries of decency, maybe. |
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George Roper
02/04/09 @ 14:32
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@'berg
"Jesus! (most of) you lot are a bunch of whiny kids... Excuse me if I'm wrong here but : (from metacritic) B&W : 90 B&W 2 : 75 Fable : 85 Fable 2 : 89 The Movies : 84 Now, unless any of you are in the position that you have done better , then I suggest you shut the fuck up and have a bit of respect for someone who has created some great games. " LOL @ bolded! So, unless i'm also a game producer, i'm not allowed to voice opinion on quality of games? Please STFU, you muppet. Black and White was one of the buggiest POS i've ever had the misfortune to play and i've played Empire:Total War. That's not even mentioning the poor creature 'AI' which made each game an almost random experience...and not in a cool, intended, way. |
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DoctorZoidberg
02/04/09 @ 14:45
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LOL @ bolded! So, unless i'm also a game producer, i'm not allowed to voice opinion on quality of games? Please STFU, you muppet.
That's not what it mean's at all. It means shut the fuck up George Roper. Your happy to moan about things like this, but if it upsets you that much, why don't you come up with a few ideas? You don't have to be in the games industry to voice your concerns and ideas through the appropriate networks... here not being one of them. If you don't like his games no one is forcing you to buy them are they? If you don't like him, no ones forcing you to read his interviews are they? Perhaps you should send him a personal email with your thoughts? |
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George Roper
02/04/09 @ 14:55
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@'berg
"Your happy to moan about things like this, but if it upsets you that much, why don't you come up with a few ideas? You don't have to be in the games industry to voice your concerns and ideas through the appropriate networks... here not being one of them ." Oh oh, and there was me thinking this was exactly the place for discussion on the article. I guess in 'berg world, only pro comments are allowed. Do you happen to also wear black gloves and favor Lugers?
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DoctorZoidberg
02/04/09 @ 15:00
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In "berg" world, which is a pretty nice place to live if you ever consider moving, pro comments are by far more appreciative. We don't really have time for negative comments of that ilk.
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designerheadache
02/04/09 @ 15:00
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//expects lots of mini news articles from this review
including: Peter Molyneux in "I hate Star Wars Shocker" Peter Molyneux and team beats up Johnathon Ross for voiceover part and Peter Molyneux REALLY likes dogs. |
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Ashen-Shugar
02/04/09 @ 15:03
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@Vanmunt
"shit... sorry, I forgot it is trendy to dislike gta now.." It's not about like or dislike. You talk of pushing boundaries, well GTA 4 was simply another polished (but cut-down) GTA iteration. Of course there was recently GTA-school, Virtua-table-tennis and the fast and the furiously difficult. Pushing boundaries my arse. Fitting their games neatly into existing genres is more like it. |
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